University of Exeter Medical School

Dr Jo Garrett

Dr Jo Garrett

Research Fellow

 J.K.Garrett@exeter.ac.uk

 Peter Lanyon Curlew

 

Peter Lanyon Building, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Treliever Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK

Overview

Dr Jo Garrett is a Research Fellow at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health (ECEHH) focused on the interactions between human health, well-being, and the environment. Jo is predominantly a human geographer, utilising quantitative and GIS approaches.

Jo currently works on the 'Renewing biodiversity through a people-in-nature approach' (RENEW) project; HEROIC: Health and Economic impacts of Reducing Overheating in Cities; and the REGREEN project, focused on valuing nature-based solutions in cities. Jo also leads the EXPO-ENGAGE project which aims to co-produce a research plan for air quality citizen science in two areas in Cornwall and South Wales.

Previous projects include: RECONECT – utilising systems thinking in nature-based solution evaluation and BlueHealth – analysing survey data to explore the links between blue spaces and well-being.

Jo joined the University of Exeter in 2012 to carry out a European Social Fund PhD with the title “Interdisciplinary study into the effect of a marine renewable energy testing facility on underwater sound in Falmouth Bay”. This involved recording underwater sound over 18 months during trialling of the Fred Olsen wave energy converter, BOLT Lifesaver, at the Falmouth Bay Test Site.

Qualifications

  • PhD Renewable Energy (University of Exeter, 2016)
  • MSc Environmental Biology: Conservation and Resource Management (Swansea University, 2011)
  • BSc Marine Biology (Swansea University, 2010)

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Research

Research interests

  • Human-nature interactions
  • Health inequalities
  • Ecosystem services
  • Citizen science
  • Underwater sound
  • Marine renewable energy

Research projects

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Publications

Journal articles

Garrett J, Donald PF, Gaston KJ (In Press). Skyglow extends into the world’s Key Biodiversity Areas. Animal Conservation
Mizen A, Thompson DA, Watkins A, Akbari A, Garrett JK, Geary R, Lovell R, Lyons RA, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Parker SC, et al (2024). The use of Enhanced Vegetation Index for assessing access to different types of green space in epidemiological studies. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol Abstract.  Author URL.
Geary RS, Thompson D, Mizen A, Akbari A, Garrett JK, Rowney FM, Watkins A, Lyons RA, Stratton G, Lovell R, et al (2023). Ambient greenness, access to local green spaces, and subsequent mental health: a 10-year longitudinal dynamic panel study of 2·3 million adults in Wales. Lancet Planet Health, 7(10), e809-e818. Abstract.  Author URL.
Garrett JK, White MP, Elliott LR, Grellier J, Bell S, Bratman GN, Economou T, Gascon M, Lõhmus M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, et al (2023). Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries. Sci Rep, 13(1). Abstract.  Author URL.
Geary RS, Thompson DA, Garrett JK, Mizen A, Rowney FM, Song J, White MP, Lovell R, Watkins A, Lyons RA, et al (2023). Green–blue space exposure changes and impact on individual-level well-being and mental health: a population-wide dynamic longitudinal panel study with linked survey data. Public Health Research, 1-176. Abstract.
Marks E, Atkins E, Garrett JK, Abrams JF, Shackleton D, Hennessy L, Mayall EE, Bennett J, Leach I (2023). Stories of hope created together: a pilot, school-based workshop for sharing eco-emotions and creating an actively hopeful vision of the future. Frontiers in Psychology, 13
Garrett JK, Rowney FM, White MP, Lovell R, Fry RJ, Akbari A, Geary R, Lyons RA, Mizen A, Nieuwenhuijsen M, et al (2023). Visiting nature is associated with lower socioeconomic inequalities in well-being in Wales. Scientific Reports, 13(1). Abstract.
Jones L, Anderson S, Læssøe J, Banzhaf E, Jensen A, Bird DN, Miller J, Hutchins MG, Yang J, Garrett J, et al (2022). A typology for urban Green Infrastructure to guide multifunctional planning of nature-based solutions. Nature-Based Solutions, 2, 100041-100041.
Fletcher DH, Garrett JK, Thomas A, Fitch A, Cryle P, Shilton S, Jones L (2022). Location, Location, Location: Modelling of Noise Mitigation by Urban Woodland Shows the Benefit of Targeted Tree Planting in Cities. SUSTAINABILITY, 14(12).  Author URL.
Griffiths AGF, Garrett JK, Duffy JP, Matthews K, Visi FG, Eatock C, Robinson M, Griffiths DJ (2021). New Water and Air Pollution Sensors Added to the Sonic Kayak Citizen Science System for Low Cost Environmental Mapping. Journal of Open Hardware, 5(1), 5-5.
Börger T, Campbell D, White MP, Elliott LR, Fleming LE, Garrett JK, Hattam C, Hynes S, Lankia T, Taylor T, et al (2021). The value of blue-space recreation and perceived water quality across Europe: a contingent behaviour study. Sci Total Environ, 771 Abstract.  Author URL.
van den Bogerd N, Elliott LR, White MP, Mishra HS, Bell S, Porter M, Sydenham Z, Garrett JK, Fleming LE (2021). Urban blue space renovation and local resident and visitor well-being: a case study from Plymouth, UK. Landscape and Urban Planning, 215 Abstract.
Elliott LR, White MP, Grellier J, Garrett JK, Cirach M, Wheeler BW, Bratman GN, van den Bosch MA, Ojala A, Roiko A, et al (2020). Research Note: Residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries. Landscape and Urban Planning, 198, 103800-103800.
Garrett JK, White MP, Elliott LR, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE (2020). Urban nature and physical activity: Investigating associations using self-reported and accelerometer data and the role of household income. Environmental Research, 190, 109899-109899.
Garrett JK, Clitherow TJ, White MP, Wheeler BW, Fleming LE (2019). Coastal proximity and mental health among urban adults in England: the moderating effect of household income. Health Place, 59 Abstract.  Author URL.
Pasanen TP, White MP, Wheeler BW, Garrett JK, Elliott LR (2019). Neighbourhood blue space, health and wellbeing: the mediating role of different types of physical activity. Environ Int, 131 Abstract.  Author URL.
Elliott LR, White MP, Sarran C, Grellier J, Garrett JK, Scoccimarro E, Smalley AJ, Fleming LE (2019). The effects of meteorological conditions and daylight on nature-based recreational physical activity in England. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 42, 39-39.
Garrett JK, White MP, Huang J, Ng S, Hui Z, Leung C, Tse LA, Fung F, Elliott LR, Depledge MH, et al (2019). Urban blue space and health and wellbeing in Hong Kong: Results from a survey of older adults. Health Place, 55, 100-110. Abstract.  Author URL.
Gaston KJ, Soga M, Duffy JP, Garrett JK, Gaston S, Cox DTC (2018). Personalised Ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33(12), 916-925. Abstract.
Walsh J, Bashir I, Garrett JK, Thies PR, Blondel P, Johanning L (2017). Monitoring the condition of Marine Renewable Energy Devices through underwater Acoustic Emissions: Case study of a Wave Energy Converter in Falmouth Bay, UK. Renewable Energy, 102, 205-213.
Griffiths AGF, Kemp KM, Matthews K, Garrett JK, Griffiths DJ (2017). Sonic Kayaks: Environmental monitoring and experimental music by citizens. PLOS Biology, 15(11), e2004044-e2004044.
Garrett JK, Blondel P, Godley BJ, Pikesley SK, Witt MJ, Johanning L (2016). Long-term underwater sound measurements in the shipping noise indicator bands 63 Hz and 125 Hz from the port of Falmouth Bay, UK. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 110(1), 438-448.

Chapters

garrett J, witt M, Johanning L (2016). Underwater Sound Levels at a Wave Energy Device Testing Facility in Falmouth Bay, UK. In Popper AN, Hawkins A (Eds.) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II, online: Springer Link, 331-339. Abstract.

Conferences

Garrett J, Wheeler B, Akbari A, Fry R, Geary R, Lovell R, Lyons RA, Mizen A, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Rowney F, et al (2021). Association between greenspace and time spent in nature with subjective wellbeing: a cross-sectional data linkage study.  Author URL.
Thompson DA, Fry R, Watkins A, Mizen A, Akbari A, Garrett J, Geary R, Lovell R, Lyons RA, Nieuwenhuijsen M, et al (2021). Exposure to green-blue spaces and mental health: a retrospective e-cohort study in Wales.  Author URL.

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